- Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois)
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Chain O'Lakes State Park IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)Map of the U.S. state of Illinois showing the location of Chain O'Lakes State Park
Location Lake and McHenry counties, Illinois, USA Nearest city Spring Grove, Illinois Coordinates 42°27′32″N 88°10′27″W / 42.45889°N 88.17417°WCoordinates: 42°27′32″N 88°10′27″W / 42.45889°N 88.17417°W Area 2,793 acres (1,130 ha) Established 1945 Governing body Illinois Department of Natural Resources For the similarly named state park in Indiana, see Chain O'Lakes State Park (Indiana).
Hen Harrier at Chain O'Lakes State Park (Illinois)
Chain O'Lakes State Park is a 2,793-acre (1,130 ha) Illinois state park at the inlet of the Fox River into the Chain O'Lakes in Lake and McHenry counties, in the suburban wildlife of Chicago, Illinois, USA.
It is one of the centerpieces of the proposed Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge.
External links
- Chain O'Lakes State Park website
- USGS. "Chain O'Lakes State Park, USGS Fox Lake (IL,WI) Quad". TopoQuest. http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=42.46167&lon=-88.16472. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
Categories:- IUCN Category III
- Illinois state parks
- Protected areas of Lake County, Illinois
- Protected areas of McHenry County, Illinois
- Protected areas established in 1945
- Chicagoland geography stubs
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